Prior to Jesus' death, Peter's trust in himself rather than God distorted his
judgment concerning loyalty to Jesus. Like a self-willed child, Peter often
heard and believed only what he wanted to. He failed to grasp the Lord's warning
that his faith would be severely tested. ...

There is much we can learn from the life of the Apostle Paul. Far from
ordinary, Paul was given the opportunity to do extraordinary things for the
kingdom of God. The story of Paul is a story of redemption in Jesus Christ
and a testimony that no one is beyond the saving grace of the Lord. ...

The doubt of St. Thomas is described in the eastern orthodox tradition as
"blessed", for it was not a doubt of resistance to truth, but one that
desperately desired a truthful answer - a " doubt which gave birth to faith"
- when the answer was revealed. ...

The Apostles started the process from an established ecclesiastical perspective and
we are a continuation of that same process and calling. Sanctification in itself
had no beginning; for God is holy from eternity and has always been sanctifying
all creation outside of himself starting with the angels to humankind. ...

What kind of people are eternally blessed of God? They are people who have
repented of their sins. They are those who have made Jesus their Lord and
are destined to spend eternity in God's kingdom. They can be recognized by
how they live their lives. ....

Here is the first important part of what it means to follow Jesus. Jesus finds
the person he wants to follow him. Philip doesn't go looking for a guru. ... He is "found" by Jesus.
Found, discovered, I guess, called, we might say, to be a follower of Jesus. ...

Bad days happen, but they don't have to undo us.
No matter how difficult our day, we can always end it on a better note with God.
The Examen is a powerful prayer tool to help you find glimmers of God even on
your worst days. You might be surprised to learn that it comes from Ignatius of
Loyola, who taught his Jesuit followers to look back over each day using five
steps. ...

Swami Vivekanand had said that even if he is cheated by human beings a thousand times,
he is not going to lose his faith in humanity even by an iota. This sentence
remained the basis of my thinking and shall remain so for ever. ...